2. Arizona vs. Gonzaga, Dec. 3. The made-for-TV Saturday afternoon special at Staples Center does not match the West’s two leading basketball programs. Gonzaga hasn’t earned that position because it disappears each year while playing 18 games in the dismal West Coast Conference.
The Pac-12's three best nonconference games
Arizona Wildcats guard Allonzo Trier (11) soars in for a shot during the second half of the No. 19 Arizona Wildcats vs. No. 13 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's NCAA college basketball game at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Arizona used a second-half comeback to win 68-63. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Star sports columnist Greg Hansen tells you what to watch for during the upcoming college basketball season.
